Monthly Archives: October 2016

Life Happened: Pumpkins Exploding Everywhere

Posted on October 31, 2016 by nicdempsey

Last Monday marked a year and a day since my osteotomy, so on Monday 24 October 2015, I started the day about 8.30am, by moving from my bed to my sofa via a wash and a change of pyjamas. Yes, my … Continue reading →

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2016 Goal Update – October

Posted on October 29, 2016 by nicdempsey

It doesn’t matter how much I try, I still don’t like the slide into Autumn that happens in October. This year the month was marked with ‘the cough that wouldn’t die until we realised that it was asthma and I … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on October 28, 2016 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! We are nearly at the end of October and Halloween so if any of you are in London and fancy coming along to the Halloween Pumpkin Trail tomorrow, please do. Entrance is free and there will be lots … Continue reading →

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Spiced Chickpea Soup

Posted on October 27, 2016 by nicdempsey

For the first time in a couple of months, I’m not coughing. It’s amazing the difference that getting my asthma under control has made and last week, I finally shook off the cold of death, I’m not wheezing and I’m (as … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Getting on with it.

Posted on October 26, 2016 by nicdempsey

Allotment gardening is much like anything else, you plan, you do, you revise your plan and sometimes it seems likes it’s never going to come together and you’ll spend ages doing one thing and getting nowhere and sometimes it’ll all … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget Update: 15/10 to 21/10/2016

Posted on October 25, 2016 by nicdempsey

Time for a recap of food and spending. I’m making a concerted effort to eat some meals out of the freezer and I did some food prep by making a batch of bread rolls and a loaf of bread. SHOPPING … Continue reading →

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Life Happened: Busy but you don’t know it

Posted on October 24, 2016 by nicdempsey

This week was supposed to be prosaic and a bit dull. After last week’s coughing frenzy, I wanted a quiet, easy week and I thought that’s what I got but as it turned out, it was quite eventful, it was … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on October 21, 2016 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a more eventful week, than I planned! Me elsewhere, I’ve finally started posting on the Ealing Dean Allotment Society website. Meet the Plotholders, Volunteer Days Women having abortions are sure about their decision. Yep. The path to … Continue reading →

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My Favourite Granola

Posted on October 20, 2016 by nicdempsey

I’ve been making this granola for a while, a while ago I tried to link to the recipe (from London Bakes) and it had vanished. I love it and I have fiddled a bit with it so I’m posting it here for … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Dying back and planning

Posted on October 19, 2016 by nicdempsey

Back in May, when I signed the agreement for the plot, I was worried because I’d missed the start of the growing season (March-April) and it was a bit of a rush to get the ground clear, sort out how … Continue reading →

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